{"id":900557,"date":"2026-04-20T17:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/afrobeats-can-never-die-says-music-legend-2face\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:27:21","slug":"afrobeats-can-never-die-says-music-legend-2face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/afrobeats-can-never-die-says-music-legend-2face\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrobeats Can Never Die, Says Music Legend 2Face"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music <\/p>\n

\n
<\/p>\n

\"music<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

\n

Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face, has dismissed fears that Afrobeats might lose its global appeal.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a recent interview with Yaw on Wazobia FM Lagos, the \u201cAfrican Queen\u201d star expressed strong confidence in the future of the genre.<\/p>\n

2Face argued that, unlike some negative predictions, Afrobeats is not on the verge of a fall. He noted that the large number of young talent in Nigeria ensures that music will continue to grow and succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrobeats can never die. If you listen to some of the young artists now, you will agree with me that the music is in safe hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The veteran singer specifically praised the current crop of artists for their unique styles and \u201cspecial flows.\u201d He mentioned a young artist named Fola, who recently remade his classic hit, \u2018If Love Is A Crime,\u2019 describing the vocals as smooth and amazing.<\/p>\n

He concluded that these young stars are the lifeblood of the industry and will keep the African sound alive on the world stage.<\/p>\n

\n
\n

\n We\u2019ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don\u2019t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS<\/strong> on WhatsApp for 24\/7 updates \u2192\n <\/p>\n


\n \n \n <\/svg>
\n Join Our WhatsApp Channel
\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Music Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face, has dismissed fears that Afrobeats might lose its global appeal. Speaking in a recent interview with Yaw on Wazobia FM Lagos, the \u201cAfrican Queen\u201d star expressed strong confidence in the future of the genre. 2Face argued that, unlike some negative predictions, Afrobeats is not on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":900558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[131522],"class_list":{"0":"post-900557","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business-news","8":"tag-podcast-music"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=900557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/900558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=900557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=900557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=900557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}